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Veronica van Heyningen

Veronica van Heyningen

D-Index & Metrics

Genetics

D-Index
87
Citations
28739
World Ranking
1210
National Ranking
163

Veronica van Heyningen publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Veronica van Heyningen sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 276 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Veronica van Heyningen D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Veronica van Heyningen sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 87 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2007 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 1997 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Veronica van Heyningen is a researcher affiliated with University College London in the United Kingdom. Their work primarily spans fields related to biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a focus on molecular biology and genetics. Their research encompasses several specialized topics, including genomics and chromatin dynamics, retinal development and disorders, genomics and phylogenetic studies, chromosomal and genetic variations, genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders, retinal diseases and treatments, and RNA regulation and disease.

Recent publications by Veronica van Heyningen demonstrate a range of interests within molecular genetics and ophthalmology. These include:

  • "Late-Onset Autosomal Dominant Macular Degeneration Caused by Deletion of the CRX Gene," 2022, published in Ophthalmology
  • "Stochasticity in genetics and gene regulation," 2024, published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • "Monoallelic variants resulting in substitutions of MAB21L1 Arg51 Cause Aniridia and microphthalmia," 2022, published in PLoS ONE
  • "Identification and functional modelling of plausibly causative cis-regulatory variants in a highly-selected cohort with X-linked intellectual disability," 2021, published in PLoS ONE
  • "Short-read whole genome sequencing identifies causative variants in most individuals with previously unexplained aniridia," 2023, published in Journal of Medical Genetics

Veronica van Heyningen frequently collaborates with several researchers, including David Fitzpatrick, Hemant Bengani, Graeme R. Grimes, Shipra Bhatia, and Jacqueline K. Rainger. These collaborators have appeared multiple times alongside van Heyningen in various studies.

Their work is published in diverse scientific journals, with multiple contributions to PLoS ONE, as well as publications in Ophthalmology, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, Journal of Medical Genetics, and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).

Recognized for their contributions to science, Veronica van Heyningen holds several fellowships, including:

  • Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom (2007)
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (1997)
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Best Publications

  • Mouse small eye results from mutations in a paired-like homeobox-containing gene.

    Robert E. Hill;Jack Favor;Brigid L. M. Hogan;Carl C. T. Ton

  • Pax6 Controls Progenitor Cell Identity and Neuronal Fate in Response to Graded Shh Signaling

    J Ericson;P Rashbass;A Schedl;S Brenner-Morton

  • Long-range control of gene expression: emerging mechanisms and disruption in disease.

    Dirk A. Kleinjan;Veronica van Heyningen

  • The candidate Wilms' tumour gene is involved in genitourinary development

    Kathryn Pritchard-Jones;Stewart Fleming;Duncan Davidson;Wendy Bickmore

  • Positional cloning and characterization of a paired box- and homeobox-containing gene from the aniridia region.

    Carl C. T. Ton;Harri Hirvonen;Hiroshi Miwa;Michael M. Weil

  • Advances in genetics

    M. Demerec;Ernst W. Caspari;J. M. Thoday;John G. Scandalios

  • The human PAX6 gene is mutated in two patients with aniridia.

    Tim Jordan;Isabel Hanson;Dmitri Zaletayev;Shirley Hodgson

  • Mutations in SOX2 cause anophthalmia

    Judy Fantes;Nicola K Ragge;Nicola K Ragge;Sally-Ann Lynch;Niolette I McGill

  • Subnuclear localization of WT1 in splicing or transcription factor domains is regulated by alternative splicing

    Stefan H Larsson;Jean-Paul Charlieu;Jean-Paul Charlieu;Kiyoshi Miyagawa;Dieter Engelkamp

  • Mutations at the PAX6 locus are found in heterogeneous anterior segment malformations including Peters' anomaly.

    Isabel M. Hanson;Judy M. Fletcher;Tim Jordan;Alison Brown

  • Influence of PAX6 gene dosage on development: overexpression causes severe eye abnormalities.

    Andreas Schedl;Allyson Ross;Muriel Lee;Dieter Engelkamp

  • The Level of the Transcription Factor Pax6 Is Essential for Controlling the Balance between Neural Stem Cell Self-Renewal and Neurogenesis

    Stephen N. Sansom;Dean S. Griffiths;Andrea Faedo;Dirk-Jan Kleinjan

  • Position Effect in Human Genetic Disease

    Dirk-Jan Kleinjan;Veronica van Heyningen

  • Graded sonic hedgehog signaling and the specification of cell fate in the ventral neural tube.

    J Ericson;J Briscoe;P Rashbass;V van Heyningen

  • The beta2-microglobulin gene is on chromosome 15 and not in the HL-A region.

    P N Goodfellow;E A Jones;V Van Heyningen;E Solomon

  • Heterozygous mutations of OTX2 cause severe ocular malformations.

    Nicola K. Ragge;Nicola K. Ragge;Nicola K. Ragge;Alison G. Brown;Charlotte M. Poloschek;Birgit Lorenz

  • Role of Pax6 in development of the cerebellar system.

    Dieter Engelkamp;Penny Rashbass;Anne Seawright;Veronica van Heyningen

  • PAX6 haploinsufficiency causes cerebral malformation and olfactory dysfunction in humans

    Sanjay M. Sisodiya;Samantha L. Free;Kathleen A. Williamson;Tejal N. Mitchell

  • National study of microphthalmia, anophthalmia, and coloboma (MAC) in Scotland: investigation of genetic aetiology

    D Morrison;D FitzPatrick;I Hanson;K Williamson

  • PAX6 in sensory development

    Veronica van Heyningen;Kathleen A Williamson

Frequent Co-Authors

Anthony T. Moore
Anthony T. Moore University of California, San Francisco
David J. Porteous
David J. Porteous University of Edinburgh
Nicholas D. Hastie
Nicholas D. Hastie University of Edinburgh
Wendy A. Bickmore
Wendy A. Bickmore University of Edinburgh
Sanjay M. Sisodiya
Sanjay M. Sisodiya University College London
Samantha L. Free
Samantha L. Free University College London
Andreas Schedl
Andreas Schedl Grenoble Alpes University
Marcel M.A.M. Mannens
Marcel M.A.M. Mannens University of Amsterdam
Andrew R. Webster
Andrew R. Webster University College London
Caroline Hayward
Caroline Hayward University of Edinburgh

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